Project Gutenberg 2010-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 41 Jacob, P. L. 1806 1884 Lacroix, Paul Jacob, Paul L. Dufour, Pierre Jacob, Bibliophile Jacob, Paul Lacroix Ferdinandus, A. 1850 1888 Ferdinandus, Alexandre Un p'tit homme Produced by Carol Ann Brown, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Un p'tit homme" by P. L. Jacob is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young boy named Jacquot, who dreams of leaving his humble beginnings in Martigny, Switzerland, to seek wealth and adventure in Paris, with the hope of improving the lives of his family. The narrative is imbued with themes of ambition, innocence, and the contrasts between rural and urban life. In the tale, Jacquot embarks on a journey to Paris, driven by the desire to fulfill promises made to his family, including buying gifts for his siblings and securing a better future. Upon arrival, he faces the stark realities of city life and initially experiences disillusionment, as he is met with unpleasant living conditions. However, he quickly adapts, finding work as a commissionaire and befriending a kind florist named Giselle. His cleverness and determination lead him to rescue a young boy named Léo from danger, forging a bond that changes both their lives. Ultimately, Jacquot's experiences in Paris provide him not only with the means to realize his dreams but also to create a new family that extends beyond his origins, showcasing his growth and resilience as a "p'tit homme." (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Boys -- Juvenile fiction Paris (France) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text FR Jeunesse Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 76614 76619 2024-09-13T13:35:04.921809 2023-09-14T07:37:48.312238 text/html text/html 72846 2021-01-06T13:40:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 480289 2021-01-06T13:40:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 531724 2024-09-13T13:35:08.377784 application/epub+zip 532018 2024-09-13T13:35:06.107827 application/epub+zip 69094 2024-09-13T13:35:05.359802 application/epub+zip 600672 2024-09-13T13:35:10.188818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 593005 2024-09-13T13:35:07.892795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131167 2022-09-15T03:41:37.190750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68425 68152 2024-09-13T13:35:04.563852 2023-09-14T07:37:47.981240 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 67197 2021-01-06T13:40:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 26605 2021-01-06T13:40:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19944 2024-09-13T13:35:10.321770 application/rdf+xml 10443 2024-09-13T13:35:05.698792 image/jpeg 2787 2024-09-13T13:35:05.529941 image/jpeg 532269 2024-09-13T13:35:04.950803 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia